Photoshop Thanksgiving Holiday Card
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Photoshop Thanksgiving Holiday Card
DIRECTIONS: Follow the steps below to complete the project. Check off each step as you complete it. When you are done, you will be submitting your work electronically, as an attachment, to Mr. Colestock.
STEP
HOW?
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Launch Photoshop Elements
Double-click desktop shortcut, or from the Start Menu
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Launch the Photo Editor
Click PHOTO EDITOR
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Choose Expert Editing Mode
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Make Layers Window Visible
Click EXPERT Mode
Click F11 or click LAYERS icon ❏
Create a New, Blank File
FILE menu, NEW, Blank File...
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Provide Name, Size, Resolution, Color Mode, and Background
Set the following values: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Name: thanksgiving Width: 7 inches Height: 5 inches Resolution: 300 pixels Color Mode: RGB Color Background Contents: Transparent
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Download and Open Thanksgiving Background Image
Download a Thanksgiving background image from Skills page on class website; Save to USB FILE menu, OPEN Navigate to image on USB; Click OPEN
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Enable the Photo Bin
Click on the Photo Bin icon. At this point, you should see something like this:
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Insert Background Image
Drag Thanksgiving background from the Photo Bin onto the blank canvas
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Rename layer
Double-click the layer you just created and rename it Thanksgiving Background
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Resize Thanksgiving Background
■ FREE TRANSFORM (CTRL+T) ■ Drag on the corners to resize ■ Click green check mark to apply
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Rotate Thanksgiving Background
■ ■ ■ ■
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View Rulers
VIEW menu, RULERS or SHIFT+CTRL+R
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Position Guides
Position the pointer inside a horizontal or vertical ruler and then drag each guide to the desired location
FREE TRANSFORM (CTRL+T) Choose rotate transform option Set angle to 45 degrees Click green check mark to apply
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Set Foreground Color
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Create Picture Background
Select EYEDROPPER TOOL, click desired color on Thanksgiving background to set foreground color ■ Select ROUNDED RECTANGLE TOOL
■ Set radius to 30 px ■ Create shape within the guides ■ Rename newly created layer to Picture Background ❏
Set Message Background
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
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Create a Holiday Message Text Layer
■ Select HORIZONTAL TYPE TOOL from toolbar ■ Click on canvas and type your holiday message ■ Change size of text, font, color, etc. ■ Rename newly created layer to Holiday Message
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Create Placeholders for Desired Number of Pictures
Select MOVE TOOL and position more guides Select ROUNDED RECTANGLE TOOL Set radius to 30 px Create shape within the guides Pick white from ‘Set color for new layer’ drop-down ■ In layers palette, set Opacity to 50% ■ Rename newly created layer to Message Background
For each picture placeholder: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Select MOVE TOOL and position more guides Select ROUNDED RECTANGLE TOOL Set radius to 30 px Create shape within the guides Rename newly created layer Make sure Opacity of layer is 100%
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Insert Pictures into Placeholder and Apply Clipping Mask
Find pictures for your holiday card and for each:
Save Image
FILE menu, SAVE FOR WEB
■ FILE menu, OPEN ■ Add picture to canvas above desired placeholder. ■ Use MOVE TOOL and FREE TRANSFORM (CTRL+T) to size and position ■ LAYERS menu, CREATE CLIPPING MASK (CTRL+G)
Save with the following options:
Name firstnamelastinitial_thanksgiving.jpg; SAVE ❏
Save Project
FILE menu, SAVE; thanksgiving.psd; SAVE
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Submit electronically to Mr. Colestock
Go to your Google account and compose an email: To: [email protected] Subject: Thanksgiving Attachments: firstnamelastinitial_thanksgiving.jpg Do not put anything in the body of your message
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Date:
Period:
Photoshop Thanksgiving Holiday Card
DIRECTIONS: Follow the steps below to complete the project. Check off each step as you complete it. When you are done, you will be submitting your work electronically, as an attachment, to Mr. Colestock.
STEP
HOW?
❏
Launch Photoshop Elements
Double-click desktop shortcut, or from the Start Menu
❏
Launch the Photo Editor
Click PHOTO EDITOR
❏
Choose Expert Editing Mode
❏
Make Layers Window Visible
Click EXPERT Mode
Click F11 or click LAYERS icon ❏
Create a New, Blank File
FILE menu, NEW, Blank File...
❏
Provide Name, Size, Resolution, Color Mode, and Background
Set the following values: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Name: thanksgiving Width: 7 inches Height: 5 inches Resolution: 300 pixels Color Mode: RGB Color Background Contents: Transparent
Page 1 of 4
❏
Download and Open Thanksgiving Background Image
Download a Thanksgiving background image from Skills page on class website; Save to USB FILE menu, OPEN Navigate to image on USB; Click OPEN
❏
Enable the Photo Bin
Click on the Photo Bin icon. At this point, you should see something like this:
❏
Insert Background Image
Drag Thanksgiving background from the Photo Bin onto the blank canvas
❏
Rename layer
Double-click the layer you just created and rename it Thanksgiving Background
❏
Resize Thanksgiving Background
■ FREE TRANSFORM (CTRL+T) ■ Drag on the corners to resize ■ Click green check mark to apply
❏
Rotate Thanksgiving Background
■ ■ ■ ■
❏
View Rulers
VIEW menu, RULERS or SHIFT+CTRL+R
❏
Position Guides
Position the pointer inside a horizontal or vertical ruler and then drag each guide to the desired location
FREE TRANSFORM (CTRL+T) Choose rotate transform option Set angle to 45 degrees Click green check mark to apply
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❏
Set Foreground Color
❏
Create Picture Background
Select EYEDROPPER TOOL, click desired color on Thanksgiving background to set foreground color ■ Select ROUNDED RECTANGLE TOOL
■ Set radius to 30 px ■ Create shape within the guides ■ Rename newly created layer to Picture Background ❏
Set Message Background
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
❏
Create a Holiday Message Text Layer
■ Select HORIZONTAL TYPE TOOL from toolbar ■ Click on canvas and type your holiday message ■ Change size of text, font, color, etc. ■ Rename newly created layer to Holiday Message
❏
Create Placeholders for Desired Number of Pictures
Select MOVE TOOL and position more guides Select ROUNDED RECTANGLE TOOL Set radius to 30 px Create shape within the guides Pick white from ‘Set color for new layer’ drop-down ■ In layers palette, set Opacity to 50% ■ Rename newly created layer to Message Background
For each picture placeholder: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Select MOVE TOOL and position more guides Select ROUNDED RECTANGLE TOOL Set radius to 30 px Create shape within the guides Rename newly created layer Make sure Opacity of layer is 100%
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❏
❏
Insert Pictures into Placeholder and Apply Clipping Mask
Find pictures for your holiday card and for each:
Save Image
FILE menu, SAVE FOR WEB
■ FILE menu, OPEN ■ Add picture to canvas above desired placeholder. ■ Use MOVE TOOL and FREE TRANSFORM (CTRL+T) to size and position ■ LAYERS menu, CREATE CLIPPING MASK (CTRL+G)
Save with the following options:
Name firstnamelastinitial_thanksgiving.jpg; SAVE ❏
Save Project
FILE menu, SAVE; thanksgiving.psd; SAVE
❏
Submit electronically to Mr. Colestock
Go to your Google account and compose an email: To: [email protected] Subject: Thanksgiving Attachments: firstnamelastinitial_thanksgiving.jpg Do not put anything in the body of your message
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